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  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster; Reprint edition (24 Mar 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0684830442
  • ISBN-13: 978-0684830445
  • Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 14 x 1.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 425,615 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Challenging managers to reexamine their assumptions about effective leadership, a study of organizations and human relations explores thirty paradoxical situations and the impact of effective leadership.

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5.0 out of 5 stars At last a management book with some original thinking, 7 Jul 1998
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After reading books that talk about 10 effective ways to leadership and 5 different ways to managing, this book was an eyeopener. It is business wisdom in action and I read this book at least 25 times and each and every time, its originality in managament thoughts stunned me. a must read for anyone interested in the philosophy side of management.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Is this book a paradox? Useful but Un-useful?, 3 Dec 1997
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Management of the Absurd by Richard Farson is a very easy to read book. It offers a fresh way of looking at management styles and management training. Farson beleives that the management techniques taught in most management schools are erroneous and that good managers can not rely on the so called tricks of the trade to be successful. The problem with Farson's book is that it is strictly for entertainment and although it may start one thinking about his or her management style it really can not be applied in the real business world. Farson uses anecdotes to explain and substantiate most of his points. The problem with the use of anecdotes instead of scientific facts is that usually the same anecdote can be used to disprove a theory, and that is the case in this book. Also, Farson fails to take into the account the employee view on his ideas. For instance, he claims that praise should not be used to motivate others. He fails to outline the ramifications on an employee that has come to expect praise as a motivator because he or she has experienced it since birth. Farson does have some interesting points in the book. He states that it is more important for the manager to like the employee than for the employee to like the manager. He also devotes a useful chapter to gut feelings and the importance of the use of intuition by successful managers. The book definitely gave me some things to think about, I just don't know if I can actually use any of it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A-need-to-have for anyone in business., 6 Jan 1999
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Once you've read and thought about the content of this book, you'll know why 3Com Palm Computing's devices have surpassed the Sony Walkman as the fastest selling consumer electronics product in history. They draw back to this book often.
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